Having seen this thread only now sadly shows that I haven't exactly been a regular, but anyway, I'd like to say too that this forum brought me to the sim racing community and modding some 11 years ago, and in an indirect way pretty much let to what I do now, so I'll be forever grateful for that.

Not to mention all the great people I've met, such as the OP himself, thanks guys for all the fun!

I remember coming around when I was buying GP4, without even having a computer able of running it. I read a lot and only registered months later. Then only started actually posting a long time afterwards, but after coming across a lot of fine folks here (some who became modders or professionals in their fields) and leagues, my interaction grew exponentially. I am one of the worst people for keeping in touch but like an elephant, I don't forget! As much as I'd like to

Muks_C Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Congratulations Vader!>> I joined in the olde phorum days too, maybe 2002> when i was into GP3, then eventually made the leap> to GP4.>> I loved those days where we could spend hours> posting, it was almost like a live chat with> continuous entertainment every evening.>> then it got revamped into the new forum in 2004> and we all had to re-register.>> the model cars thread started by LS in 2004 is> still going, and it's still on-topic!>> where is Chet with his barge boards and vortex> generators?!>> and Gui? LS, DaveEllis, Andrew_S?>> nice to still see the old classic member's names> pop up now and again.

I come around here every once in a while to see if the place still exists and I'm always pleasantly surprised.... but the real shock for me (beside the interface being in full german (I've luckily somehow managed to find the language dropdown in settings)) is that my signature somehow still works even through the page on which it's hosted shouldn't exist anymore

Looking back my first post here was in 2002 when I was still in primary school... holy f*ck that's a long time ago... and I don't think that I want to read through my old posts, lol

I added a few guys from the gpgsl to my Facebook for fear the forum would close one day and they would simply be all but nicknames in my memory. Made me feel quite sad given how much of my teens and twenties were spent on here, still logged. I have no idea still to this day what half you lot are really called.

It’s a strange scenario, when the forum was at its peak as already said it was like a live chat it was so busy. I miss those days, and oddly consider you folks in high regard then as the physical friends I have now.

Thank you Vader for helping make this place what it is, and for the lovely memories and part it played in my life

danm Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Where’s mr Yo sup these days?>> So many memories, anze89 sig is one of the things> I associate with this place.>> Along with guis selfies, madotter, ls, redsam and> his Rik Mayal avatar, zcotts lemon face, muks_c> politically balanced posts and immense model> collection; mikahalpinen, mal...>> I added a few guys from the gpgsl to my Facebook> for fear the forum would close one day and they> would simply be all but nicknames in my memory.> Made me feel quite sad given how much of my teens> and twenties were spent on here, still logged. I> have no idea still to this day what half you lot> are really called.>> It’s a strange scenario, when the forum was at> its peak as already said it was like a live chat> it was so busy. I miss those days, and oddly> consider you folks in high regard then as the> physical friends I have now.>> Thank you Vader for helping make this place what> it is, and for the lovely memories and part it> played in my life